The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has given China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co (CSOC) two more months to honour its agreement to supply the navy with an S26T Yuan-class submarine with German-made MTU396 diesel engines, RTN spokesman Pokkrong Monthatphalin said.
The new deadline or by Aug 9 was given after hours of discussions in Bangkok on Thursday between navy chief of staff Adm Tharoengsak Sirisawat and Liu Song, a visiting vice president of CSOC, he said.
During the talks, CSOC…